[amazon_link id=”B002ZCXUZI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Nickelback[/amazon_link] has responded to the fact that over 50,000 went through the trouble of signing a petition to stop them from playing the halftime show of The Thanksgiving game between Detroit and Green Bay:

Lame. Not even the great Paul Sheer could throw off balance the overwhelming douchey-ness of the Canadian rock stars. All the jokes from the band fell extremely flat, like their music.

Speaking of Paul Sheer, check out his sketch show [amazon_link id=”B001053088″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Human Giant[/amazon_link] if you haven’t seen it. Aziz Ansari ([amazon_link id=”B003L77GE2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Parks and Rec[/amazon_link]) and Rob Huebel (ummm..Human Giant) are his co-stars and they really work well together. One of my favorite skits is “The Illusionators”: